The oldest standing church of Central America withstands the elements of weather and encroachment of the expanding city of Xela in the highlands of Guatemala. A restoration project is working on refurbishing the interior while the active ministry has moved to a more modern building.
On All Saints Day, our tradition of Halloween, the entire town seems to spend the day at the city cemetery celebrating the lives of those past. They bring flowers, picnic, fly kites, and drink to the occasion. In a mini-quest to find a local drink of this region, I found a woman just a block from the above pictured church who makes a strong berry-accented moonshine and a liquor that tastes of eggnog. The heavily monopolized beer industry
makes
Gallo, with the fertile rooster labeled on the bottle, the default choice for celebration.
The oldest standing church of Central America withstands the elements of weather and encroachment of the expanding city of Xela in the highlands of Guatemala. A restoration project is working on refurbishing the interior while the active ministry has moved to a more modern building.
On All Saints Day, our tradition of Halloween, the entire town seems to spend the day at the city cemetery celebrating the lives of those past. They bring flowers, picnic, fly kites, and drink to the occasion. In a mini-quest to find a local drink of this region, I found a woman just a block from the above pictured church who makes a strong berry-accented moonshine and a liquor that tastes of eggnog. The heavily monopolized beer industry makes Gallo, with the fertile rooster labeled on the bottle, the default choice for celebration.
